Azo compounds and their production



Patented Nov. 27, 1934 land,

assignorsw tofirm Chemical Works I H Formerly Sandoz, BaseL Switzerland N Drawingpplication March so, 193$,Sribl No. 663,660. In Germany April fl, 193g [12 Claims, (01.260 49) The present invention relates to the manufacture of azo compounds whichare medicinal substances. r

It has been found that 1,8-aminonaphtho1sul- 5 phonic acids containing in their molecule bile acid radicals yield by their combination with diazo bodiescompounds possessing therapeutical properties. i As bile acid derivatives'of 1.8-aminonaphtholois'ulphonic acids, the compounds prepared accordingto the process of the United States patent application Ser. No; 659,235 filed by the same applicants on March 1, 1933, may be used. These products are characterized by the presence of at least one molecule of an unsubstitutedor substituted bile acid, linked to the aminonaphthol molecule by means of an amide linkage. Such compounds are for example: cholylamino-, desoxycholylamino glycocholylamino-, taurocholylam- 2 'ino-, acetylcholylaminm; acetylglycochOlylamino-, diforrnyldesoxycholylaminonaphtholmono and -disulphonic acids.

As diazo compounds a very great number thereof can be used. The followingones may be cited, but it is not intended to restrict the invention to the use of the compounds cited hereafter. Preferably there are used the diazo compounds prepared from ani1ine, toluidine, sulphanilic acid,

nitraniline,chloraniline, anthranilic acid, aminophenol, rnaphthylamine, aminonaphthol, naph-- thylaminesulphonic acids, aminonaphtholsul phonic acids, phenylenediamine, benzidine, anisi-, 4

dine, tolidine, 4.4-diaminostilbene-2.2-disulphonic acid, aminodiphenylamine, d-aminoanthraquinone, aminoazobenzene, etc.

Inorder to prepare the desired compounds the above cited bile acid derivatives are dissolved in water preferably in presence of a sufficient quantity of an acid binding agent such as sodium carbonate or bicarbonate and the diazo compounds prepared from aromatic monoor polyaminesor of aminoazo dyestuffs are added thereto. The reaction being equimolecular, it is preferable to,

use one molecule of thebile acid derivativefor,

theope'rationof copulation at relatively low temperatures, say at 0 C.15 C., but in some cases higher temperatures may be used in order to more rapidly obtain the formation of the compounds.

The compounds are generally easily soluble in water and there are several methods that can be used in order to-isolate them ina; more or less reaction. They are, therefore, advantageously reprecipitations and if 'etc., it becomes possible to split, 01f thebile acid linked to the aminonaphthol compound used as starting material, and to well characterize their nature in this manner. By treatingthem with alkaline or acid reducing agents, it is possible to reduce the azo group 'orgroups and to obtain well characterized compounds.

By using strongly acid reacting reducing agents at .an elevatedtemperature, thereduction of the azo group is accompanied by the splitting off of the bile acid radical linked to-the aminonaphtholsulphonic acid. Thuaone of the splitting products will be a diaminonaphtholsulphonic acid free from anybile 'acid radical. 'But by carrying out the reduction of the compounds with alkaline reducing agents it is possible to obtain splitting products still containing combined bile acid.

The compounds prepared according" to the present invention possess veryvaluble bacte'ricide and disinfecting properties and can be used for various chemo-therapeutical applications.

One object. ofthe present invention islto [provide a process for the manufacture of new therapeutically. useful compounds containing in the molecule at least one bile acid radical.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for the manufacture of new therapeutically useful azo compounds consistsing in combining bile acid derivatives of 1,8-aminonaphtholsulphonic acids with diazo compounds prepared from .aromatic monoor "poly-amines or aminoazo'dyestufis, whereby the population is preferably carried out in an aqueous medium and in presence of acid binding agents.

A further object of the present invention is Etc provide new therapeutically .useful azo .com-, pounds containing in the molecule atleast one bile acid radical, which-nompounds @are :easily soluble in water and possess bactericidal: and disinfecting properties and can be used foncombating diseases generated by .thapresence ofmicroorganisms.

The following examples, without being limitative, illustrate the present invention, ithe'qaarts being by weight.

Example T1 19.0 parts of .1,83,!-cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonio acid are dissolved together with 10 parts-of sodium :bicarbonateinlOO .parts .of water. Tothe solution so :obtainedthere-isadded at C. a solution of the diazo compound ,prepared from 9.5 parts of .-1, 8,-3;6-.aminonaphtholdisulphonic acid in 150 parts of water. Thezfor- -mation-of -.the compound takes place immediately. The solutionis theniheated slowly :up to .10., left .atwthis temperature for about v30 .minutes and .allowed-to-cool down. Than 600 par-ts of meth- :ano1:-and 2200 .parts of ether are added .-1thereto. After standing for :a short time, the co'lor-less methanolether :solution isseparatedaandr-thegprecipitated compound is dissolvedin'iZSrparts of water, dialyzed in order to separate the :mineral acid salts and precipitated by the treating "the sparingly soluble in methanol, diflicultly soluble soluble in methanol, difiiculty in ethanol and insoluble in ether. In concentrated sulphuric acid it gives a dull red-violet solution.

It is possible to prepare in the same manner the compound from l,8,3,6-cholalylaminonaphthol-disulphonic acid and the d'iazo compound from 1,8.3,6-aminonaphtholdisulphonic acid. The compound thus obtained is a dark violet powder, soluble in water with a red-violet coloration,

in ethanol, .insoluble .in ether, benzene and chloroform. In concentrated sulphuric acid it gives asdullibluevioletsolution, which becomes black on standing.

Example 2 To a 'solution -of 36.6 parts of 1,8,3,6-cholaly1- ammon-aphtholdisulphonic acid and of 20 parts of soda in 250 parts of water there is added at 10 :C. a solution of the .tetrazocompound prepareclfrom 10.6 partsof .o-tolidine, and "the .-re-

action mixture left to stand at this temperature for seven hours, then heatedup 'to.30 C. After standing overnight, the compound is precipitated by means of an addition of 3000 ,parts :of alcohol, dialyzedand purified. .After drying in vacuo it constitutes a dark violet powder, soluble .in water with a dark blue coloration and *neutral reaction, soluble in alcohol with a ViOlBtzCOlOIfi- 3 tion, but insoluble inether, benzene and ethylacetate. Its solution in concentrated sulphuric acidis of apure dark :blue shade.

It is obviously possiblerto use other :diazoor tetrazo compounds prepared "from .sulphonated or unsulphonated imonoand'poly-amines orzof aminoazo dyestuifs.

"Thefollowing examples Show the shadesofthe aqueous solution obtained by dissolving .-compounds prepared according :to thepresentprocess:

Shade of theiaqueous .Dmzocompoundfrom Coupled w1th solution 1 Ammo Cholalylammonaphtholdisulphonic acid l,8,3;6. Lighttred. 2 t Gholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonicacid l,8,2,4. Do. 3 ptolu1dme- .c Red. "4 d0 Do, .5 -p'-nitranilina Blood-red 6 Cholalylammonaphtholdisulphomc acid 1,8,2,4. Dark red r -7 o umsidme Cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid 1,8;8;6. vlolet ed. V

00 8 p Oholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid-.l,8,2,4.- Do.

9 p-amlnobenzolc aciduu Desgiygholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid "Dark-red.

.1 1 v -10 Ethylester 0fD1aI1IiIl0bB11ZOi0B0id idn Do.

11 Ethylestorof;aminosalicy1ic acid d0 Redwiolet. -12 -4-amino-3,-5-du0d0benzo1cac1d 'Cholalylaminonaphtho]disulphonicacid1,8,3,fi 'Bloodred. .13; d I -Gholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonicacid l,8,2,4 Do. 55 14 4-&I I1 110-2, 6-d1 0dQD 6n01 cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid 1',8,3;6 "D1111 violet.

15 .---idO. Cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid 1,8,2,4 'Weak red-violet. 16 sulphamllc 801d {Diiormyldesoxycholalylamino-S-naphtholAfiul- .Garmm-red.

- .phonic acid. l7 AISBDlilC dCld n 0 Darkred.

1g Nap'hthinnic acid dn Violet. 19 Naphthylamin-trisulphonic acid'1;3,6,8 Oholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonicacid l,8,3,6. Carmin-red. 20 iim nonaphthol-sulphomc acid l2,5;7 'rln Violet'red. 60 :21 Ammonaphthol-dlsulphonloacld.1 8, 'Desoxycholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid .Blue. 13.

22 'd0 Disoxycholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid RBdeViOlBL 1, i .23 d0 Diformyldesoxycholalylamino:B-naphtho1-4-sul- Blue-violet.

Q phonic acid. 24; 2,3-d m 1ethyl-4=ammoazodn Dark wine-red. 65 .25. Benzidme 2-cho1a1ylaminonaphtholdisulphonic-acid 1,8;3;6.- arkviolet- Molidine '-1-oholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid11,8,3,6

p 7 l-ammonaphtholdisulphomcacid1,8,3,6 27 .l,5-a1n1noa nthraqumone sulphonlcacld Cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid l,8;3,6 Violet. 28- 2,7-d1me'thyl-dammoacridine dn flied-"violet.

70 solution with 3500 parts of absolute alcohol and What we claim is:

500 parts of :ether. '1. Aprocess'for the manufacture "of azocom- After filtration and washing with ether, the pounds containing bile acid--radicals,"character- ,productisdriedjin vacuo. In the ,,dry state,it is ized in that bile acid amideso'f .1'.8-aminonapha dark violet powder, easilysoluble water to 'tholsulphonic :acids are combined with 'diazo '7 a neutral and dull red-violet solution, sparingly compounds of aromatic amino compounds selected from the class consisting of diazotizable monoamines, polyamines and aminoazo dyestuffs.

2. A process for the manufacture of azo compounds containing bile acid radicals, characterized in that bile acid amides of 1.8-aminonaphtholsulphonic acids are combined in presence of acid binding agents with diazo compounds of aromatic amino compounds selected from the class consisting of diazotizable monoamines, polyamines and aminoazo dyestuffs.

3. A process for the manufacture of azo compounds containing bile acid radicals, characterized in that bile acid amides of 1,8-aminonaphthosulphonic acids are combined in an alkaline medium with diazo compounds of aromatic amino compounds selected from the class consisting of diazotizable monoamines, polyamines and aminoazo dyestuffs.

4. A process for the manufacture of azo compounds containing bile acid radicals, characterized in that cholalylaminoaphtholsulphonic acids are combined in presence of acid binding agents with diazo compounds of aromatic amino compounds selected from the class consisting of diazotizable monoamines, polyamines and aminoazo bactericidal properties.

dyestuffs. I

5. A process for the manufacture of an az compound, containing a cholic acid radical, characterized in that l,8,2,4-cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid is combined in presence of so dium bicarbonate with 1,8,3,6-diazo-naphtho1disulphonic acid.

6. A process for the manufacture of an azo compound, containing a cholic acid residue, characterized in that 1,8,3,6-cho1a1y1aminonaphtholdisulphom'c acid is combined in presence of so diumbicarbonate with l,8,3,6-diazonaphtholdisulphonic acid.

7. A process for the manufacture of an azo compound, containing two cholic acid radicals, characterized in that 1,8,3,6-cholalylaminonaphtholdisulphonic acid is combined in presence of sodium carbonate with tetrazotized o-tolidine.

8. Aromatic azo compounds containing as coupling components at least one bile acid amide of a 1,8-aminonaphthol sulphonic acid, which are SOsNa OH OH NH-OCC2:HanOs N:N v SOaNa S O Na SOsNa which constitutes in dry state a dark violet powder, easily soluble in water, yielding a neutral and a dull-red violet solution, which is diflicultly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in ether and which gives in concentrated sulphuric acid a dull redviolet solution, which when treated with warm mineral acid yields as splitting product free cholic acid, which when treated with reducing agents becomes decolored and which possesses ll. Azo dyestufi of the probable formula:

NaOaS- which constitutes in dry state a dark violet pow-. der, easily soluble in water yielding a neutral and red-violet solution, which is difficultly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in ether and which gives in concentrated sulphuric acid a dull blue-violet solution, which when treated with warm mineral acid yield as splitting products free cholic acid,

whichv when treated with reducing agents becomes decolored and which possesses bactericidal properties.

12. Azo dyestuff of the probable formula:

CH3 OH NHO 0 92311 03 SOaNa SO;Na SOaNa SOaNa in dry state colored compounds, easily soluble in water, yielding colored and neutral solutions, which are difiicultly soluble in ethanol and insoluble in ether, which when treated with warm mineral acids yield as splitting products free bile acids, which when treated with reduction agents become decolored and which possess bactericidal properties.

9. Aromatic azo compounds containing as coupling component at least one bile acid amide of a 1,8-aminonaphthol sulphonic acid, which are in dry state colored compounds easily soluble in water yielding colored and neutral solutions, which are difficultly soluble in ethanol and inwhich constitutes in dry state a dark violet powder easily soluble in water to a neutral and a dark blue solution, which is soluble in ethanol to a violet solution, but insoluble in ether, which yields in concentrated sulphuric acid a pure dark blue solution, which when treated with warm mineral acid yields as splitting product free cholic acid, which when treated with reducing agents becomes decolored and which possesses bactericidal properties.

ARTHUR STOLL.

AUGUST BINKERT. 

